We love it when people get a kick out of our crafts, and a number of you viewers took note of The Giving Thanks Tree. A couple of those who commented on the post requested a template for the tree’s outline, so we had the JumpStart team member who made our Giving Thanks Tree [...]
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It’s certainly Thanksgiving when the family is cooking, the game is on, and the kids are scrambling around. Why not reel in the children and have them help you make dinner with this entertaining science experiment!
Make Your Own Butter
All you need is:
½ pint of heavy cream
1 clean pint jar or other similarly-sized container [...]
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Thanksgiving can be a particularly hectic holiday for the family. There are plenty of things to keep an eye on, including, but not limited to, preheated ovens and the kids running around with their cousins. However, Thanksgiving is a holiday meant to take us beyond our everyday pleases and thank yous and to draw up in our [...]
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This Thanksgiving season is a time for family, thankfulness, and, of course, turkey!!! Sharing in a roasted turkey feast with friends and family is one of the most defining aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday. In order to get our drumsticks drummin’ and our Thanksgiving spirits running, here is a craft for you and your [...]
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Have you ever seen something floating in mid-air that wasn’t supposed to be there? Perhaps it was a friendly neighborhood ghost letting you know of its presence? Or perhaps it was the result of a magnetic field!
A magnetic field is the area of influence a magnet has over metals. A magnetic field covers the whole [...]
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Need some ideas to entertain the little monsters that are coming over for that Halloween party you’re throwing for your kids? We’ve come up with some creative games to amuse your guests! We guarantee they will be fun, engaging, and, of course, filled with spooky spirit!
Eyeball Bounce
You will need:
6+ Ping pong balls
Black, green, blue, brown, [...]
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Here is a little Halloween puzzle to haunt your kids with! This brain-buster will keep their noggins knocking, despite the large amounts of candy they will be consuming on Saturday. Just like any word game, word searches are useful in developing a child’s ability to read, recognize, and use words. This monster-mashed [...]
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Have you had enough ghosts yet? This horde of haunts will make you scream for more! Today’s spooks will add a touch of ghostly flair to your home, just in time for Halloween.
Simple items you will need from your home or local ghost-ery store:
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
½ cup water
1 mixing bowl
1 wooden spoon
1 fine [...]
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Starting today, your child will be invited to join a spooky scavenger hunt in the online world at JumpStart.com!
We’ve stashed 25 Halloween items throughout the world.
Since our designers did such a spooktacular job hiding the items, we know that some of our smaller explorers might need some extra clues. If that sounds like your little [...]
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Here’s a fun Halloween activity to help your child gain grammar and reading comprehension skills, while seeing the hilarious effects of putting words together that may not necessarily match!
To get started, print out the story template here. Then, ask your child to provide each of the word types you see in white (adjectives, nouns, etc), [...]
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